Quarter 1 (2024-25)

OBJECTIVES

• Students will feel welcomed to the classroom.

• Students will be able to discuss the classroom policies and procedures.

• Students will be able to discuss the course expectations.

Unit Biblical Integration Goals

• Students will discuss different ways to overcome challenges through their spiritual journey. (2 Peter 1:5-11, Romans 5:1-5)

Daily Standards

• I can learn the rule of thirds and apply it to a picture that I will take to share in class.
• I can help to create classroom norms that will support every member of our yearbook team. 

CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

1. Warm-up (Make Name Tent)
2. Devotional/Prayer/Debate Class Norms
3. Go over classroom procedures/syllabus/Learn.vcs.net
4. Get to know your teacher Kahoot
5. 4 Corners of Respectful Disagreement
6. Wink Murder

What Needs to be Turned in...

Classwork

• N/A

Homework

• N/A

Upcoming Dates:

• Back to School Night, 08/28

Unit Biblical Integration Goals

• Students will discuss different ways to overcome challenges through their spiritual journey. (2 Peter 1:5-11, Romans 5:1-5)

Daily Standards

• Students will present claims and findings, emphasizing important points while presenting claims and findings.  They must present focused and relevant evidence which includes well-chosen details while using appropriate eye contact, adequate volume and clear pronunciation. CCSS.ELA.S.L.8.4.
• Students will write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.8.1.
  
• Students will gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, using search terms effectively; assess the credibility and accuracy of each source; and quote or paraphrase the data and conclusions of others while avoiding plagiarism and following a standard format for citation. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.8.8.

Objectives

• Students will research persuasive topics. 

• Students will analyze the elements of effective public speaking.

CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

1. Prayer 
2. Warm up: Ethos, Logos, Pathos- What is your dominant mode of operation?
3. Introduction to Ethos, Logos, and Pathos. 
4. Whole class:  analysis.
5. Commercial analysis assignment in small groups. Every student needs to turn in his or her group's Google slide presentation to Showbie. 
6. Each presentation should include three commercial clips that represent the persuasive use of: 
• Ethos 
• Logos
• Pathos. 

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Classwork

• N/A

Homework

• Commercial Analysis assignment, due 08/19 (A) and 08/20 (B).

Upcoming Dates:

• Back to School Night, 08/28

Unit Biblical Integration Goals

• Students will discuss different ways to overcome challenges through their spiritual journey. (2 Peter 1:5-11, Romans 5:1-5)

Daily Standards

• Students will present claims and findings, emphasizing important points while presenting claims and findings.  They must present focused and relevant evidence which includes well-chosen details while using appropriate eye contact, adequate volume and clear pronunciation. CCSS.ELA.S.L.8.4.
• Students will write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.8.1.
  
• Students will gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, using search terms effectively; assess the credibility and accuracy of each source; and quote or paraphrase the data and conclusions of others while avoiding plagiarism and following a standard format for citation. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.8.8.

Objectives

• Students will analyze and apply the three rhetorical modes (ethos, logos, and pathos).
• Students will learn to identify logical fallacies in a given line of reasoning.

CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

1. Prayer 
2. Commercial Analysis presentations. 
3. Introduction to  video.
4. Logical fallacies slides + poster for reference: https://learn.vcs.net/pluginfile.php/125948/mod_resource/content/1/LogicalFallaciesInfographic_A3.pdf

What Needs to be Turned in...

Classwork

• Commercial Analysis presentations, due at the beginning of class.

Homework

• N/A

Upcoming Dates:

• Back to School Night, 08/28

Unit Biblical Integration Goals

• Students will discuss different ways to overcome challenges through their spiritual journey. (2 Peter 1:5-11, Romans 5:1-5)

Daily Standards

• Students will present claims and findings, emphasizing important points while presenting claims and findings.  They must present focused and relevant evidence which includes well-chosen details while using appropriate eye contact, adequate volume and clear pronunciation. CCSS.ELA.S.L.8.4.
• Students will write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.8.1.
  
• Students will gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, using search terms effectively; assess the credibility and accuracy of each source; and quote or paraphrase the data and conclusions of others while avoiding plagiarism and following a standard format for citation. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.8.8.

Objectives

• Students will analyze and apply the three rhetorical modes (ethos, logos, and pathos).
• Students will learn to identify logical fallacies in a given line of reasoning.

CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

1. Prayer 
2. Warm up- Logical Fallacy call out!
3. Intro. to basics of persuasive speaking video- 
4. Persuasive speaking student example video- 
5. Logical Fallacy Identification Practice- Students will analyze example applications on the Common Logical Fallacy worksheet. Then they will create three of their own logical fallacy scenarios to share with the class.

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Classwork

• N/A

Homework

• Three logical fallacy scenarios due to Showbie, 08/23 (A) and 08/26 (B).

Upcoming Dates:

• Back to School Night, 08/28.

Unit Biblical Integration Goals

• Students will discuss different ways to overcome challenges through their spiritual journey. (2 Peter 1:5-11, Romans 5:1-5)

Daily Standards

• Students will present claims and findings, emphasizing important points while presenting claims and findings.  They must present focused and relevant evidence which includes well-chosen details while using appropriate eye contact, adequate volume and clear pronunciation. CCSS.ELA.S.L.8.4.
• Students will write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.8.1.
  
• Students will gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, using search terms effectively; assess the credibility and accuracy of each source; and quote or paraphrase the data and conclusions of others while avoiding plagiarism and following a standard format for citation. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.8.8.

Objectives

• Students will analyze and apply the three rhetorical modes (ethos, logos, and pathos).
• Students will learn to identify logical fallacies in a given line of reasoning.

CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

1. Prayer 
2. Warm up- Table debate card game.
3. Modes of Persuasion- Ethos, Logos, Pathos worksheet packets. Import the packet to Notability and complete by next class period.
4. HS Parli Debate final round
   

What Needs to be Turned in...

Classwork

• N/A

Homework

• Ethos, Logos, Pathos ws, due to Showbie 08/27 (A) and 08/28 (B).
  

Upcoming Dates:

• Back to School Night, 08/28.

Unit Biblical Integration Goals

• Students will discuss different ways to overcome challenges through their spiritual journey. (2 Peter 1:5-11, Romans 5:1-5)

Daily Standards

• Students will present claims and findings, emphasizing important points while presenting claims and findings.  They must present focused and relevant evidence which includes well-chosen details while using appropriate eye contact, adequate volume and clear pronunciation. CCSS.ELA.S.L.8.4.
• Students will write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.8.1.
  
• Students will gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, using search terms effectively; assess the credibility and accuracy of each source; and quote or paraphrase the data and conclusions of others while avoiding plagiarism and following a standard format for citation. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.8.8.

Objectives

• Students will analyze and apply the three rhetorical modes (ethos, logos, and pathos).
• Students will learn to identify logical fallacies in a given line of reasoning.

CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

1. Prayer 
2. Warm up- Camera Roll Share.
3. Parliamentary Debate Basics slides and notes.  Notes:https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Y7HuKFJRT57YBTvFEdC35oRmO65drMP-l6fFrl3Wei0/edit
4. Introduce Parli Flow Chart: Parli Flow Chart
5. Practice Speech Construction.

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Classwork

• Parliamentary Debate Basics slides and notes, due to Showbie before the end of class.
  

Homework

• Practice Speech, due to Showbie by next class period.

Upcoming Dates:

• Back to School Night, 08/28.

Unit Biblical Integration Goals

• Students will discuss different ways to overcome challenges through their spiritual journey. (2 Peter 1:5-11, Romans 5:1-5)

Daily Standards

• Students will present claims and findings, emphasizing important points while presenting claims and findings.  They must present focused and relevant evidence which includes well-chosen details while using appropriate eye contact, adequate volume and clear pronunciation. CCSS.ELA.S.L.8.4.
• Students will write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.8.1.
  
• Students will gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, using search terms effectively; assess the credibility and accuracy of each source; and quote or paraphrase the data and conclusions of others while avoiding plagiarism and following a standard format for citation. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.8.8.

Objectives

• Students will analyze and apply the three rhetorical modes (ethos, logos, and pathos).
• Students will learn to identify logical fallacies in a given line of reasoning.

CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

1. Prayer 
2. Warm up- Parli Debate video: 
3. Meet in Group to assign roles.
4. Practice with Parli Flow Chart.

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Classwork

• Each group member needs to submit a comment in Showbie that includes their group name, the names of group members, and the roles that group members will fulfill in the first debate round. Due before the end of class.

Homework

• N/A

Upcoming Dates:

Unit Biblical Integration Goals

• Students will discuss different ways to overcome challenges through their spiritual journey. (2 Peter 1:5-11, Romans 5:1-5)

Daily Standards

• Students will present claims and findings, emphasizing important points while presenting claims and findings.  They must present focused and relevant evidence which includes well-chosen details while using appropriate eye contact, adequate volume and clear pronunciation. CCSS.ELA.S.L.8.4.
• Students will write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.8.1.
  
• Students will gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, using search terms effectively; assess the credibility and accuracy of each source; and quote or paraphrase the data and conclusions of others while avoiding plagiarism and following a standard format for citation. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.8.8.

Objectives

• Students will analyze and apply the three rhetorical modes (ethos, logos, and pathos).
• Students will learn to identify logical fallacies in a given line of reasoning.

CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

1. Prayer 
2. Warm up- What is flowing in debate? 

• Page set up
• Colored ink
• Note taking
• Sticky notes

              3. Practice case comparison and critique.

What Needs to be Turned in...

Classwork

• N/A

• N/A

Upcoming Dates:

Unit Biblical Integration Goals

• Students will discuss different ways to overcome challenges through their spiritual journey. (2 Peter 1:5-11, Romans 5:1-5)

Daily Standards

• Students will present claims and findings, emphasizing important points while presenting claims and findings.  They must present focused and relevant evidence which includes well-chosen details while using appropriate eye contact, adequate volume and clear pronunciation. CCSS.ELA.S.L.8.4.
• Students will write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.8.1.
  
• Students will gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, using search terms effectively; assess the credibility and accuracy of each source; and quote or paraphrase the data and conclusions of others while avoiding plagiarism and following a standard format for citation. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.8.8.

Objectives

• Students will analyze and apply the three rhetorical modes (ethos, logos, and pathos).
• Students will learn to identify logical fallacies in a given line of reasoning.

CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

1. Prayer 
2. Warm up- Review Fall 2024 Debate Round Topics
3. Debate Team- Practice case comparison.
4. Debate Team- Definition work.

What Needs to be Turned in...

Classwork

• Submit a photo of your practice definitions to Showbie before the end of class.

Homework

• N/A

Upcoming Dates:

Unit Biblical Integration Goals

• Students will discuss different ways to overcome challenges through their spiritual journey. (2 Peter 1:5-11, Romans 5:1-5)

Daily Standards

• Students will present claims and findings, emphasizing important points while presenting claims and findings.  They must present focused and relevant evidence which includes well-chosen details while using appropriate eye contact, adequate volume and clear pronunciation. CCSS.ELA.S.L.8.4.
• Students will write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.8.1.
  
• Students will gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, using search terms effectively; assess the credibility and accuracy of each source; and quote or paraphrase the data and conclusions of others while avoiding plagiarism and following a standard format for citation. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.8.8.

Objectives

• Students will analyze and apply the three rhetorical modes (ethos, logos, and pathos).
• Students will learn to identify logical fallacies in a given line of reasoning.

CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

1. Prayer/devotion: Legacy of Kindness 
2. Warm up- Review Fall 2024 Debate Round Topics
3. Debate Team- Start round 1!
4. Audience participation: Review judging criteria

What Needs to be Turned in...

Classwork

• Submit a photo of flow notes to Showbie before the end of class.

Homework

• Be prepared to debate round 1 topics next class.

Upcoming Dates:

Unit Biblical Integration Goals

• Students will discuss different ways to overcome challenges through their spiritual journey. (2 Peter 1:5-11, Romans 5:1-5)

Daily Standards

• Students will present claims and findings, emphasizing important points while presenting claims and findings.  They must present focused and relevant evidence which includes well-chosen details while using appropriate eye contact, adequate volume and clear pronunciation. CCSS.ELA.S.L.8.4.
• Students will write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.8.1.
  
• Students will gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, using search terms effectively; assess the credibility and accuracy of each source; and quote or paraphrase the data and conclusions of others while avoiding plagiarism and following a standard format for citation. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.8.8.

Objectives

• Students will analyze and apply the three rhetorical modes (ethos, logos, and pathos).
• Students will learn to identify logical fallacies in a given line of reasoning.

CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

1. Prayer/devotion: Step out of your comfort zone, Joshua 1:9
2. Warm up- Review Fall 2024 Debate Round Topics
3. Debate Team- Start round 1!
4. Audience participation: Review judging criteria

What Needs to be Turned in...

Classwork

• Submit a photo of flow notes to Showbie before the end of class.

Homework

• Be prepared to debate round 1 topics next class.

Upcoming Dates:

Unit Biblical Integration Goals

• Students will discuss different ways to overcome challenges through their spiritual journey. (2 Peter 1:5-11, Romans 5:1-5)

Daily Standards

• Students will present claims and findings, emphasizing important points while presenting claims and findings.  They must present focused and relevant evidence which includes well-chosen details while using appropriate eye contact, adequate volume and clear pronunciation. CCSS.ELA.S.L.8.4.
• Students will write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.8.1.
  
• Students will gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, using search terms effectively; assess the credibility and accuracy of each source; and quote or paraphrase the data and conclusions of others while avoiding plagiarism and following a standard format for citation. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.8.8.

Objectives

• Students will analyze and apply the three rhetorical modes (ethos, logos, and pathos).
• Students will learn to identify logical fallacies in a given line of reasoning.

CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

1. Prayer/devotion: Step out of your comfort zone, Joshua 1:9
2. Warm up-  . Answer Qs on accompanying ws.
3. Debate Team- Start round 2!
4. Audience participation: Review judging criteria

What Needs to be Turned in...

Classwork

• Submit a photo of video ws to Showbie before the end of class.
• Submit a photo of flow notes to Showbie before the end of class.

Homework

• Be prepared to debate round 2 topics next class.

Upcoming Dates:

Unit Biblical Integration Goals

• Students will discuss different ways to overcome challenges through their spiritual journey. (2 Peter 1:5-11, Romans 5:1-5)

Daily Standards

• Students will present claims and findings, emphasizing important points while presenting claims and findings.  They must present focused and relevant evidence which includes well-chosen details while using appropriate eye contact, adequate volume and clear pronunciation. CCSS.ELA.S.L.8.4.
• Students will write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.8.1.
  
• Students will gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, using search terms effectively; assess the credibility and accuracy of each source; and quote or paraphrase the data and conclusions of others while avoiding plagiarism and following a standard format for citation. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.8.8.

Objectives

• Students will analyze and apply the three rhetorical modes (ethos, logos, and pathos).
• Students will learn to identify logical fallacies in a given line of reasoning.

CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

1. Prayer/devotion: What do we learn from struggle? What do we learn from failure? 

   Peace and Hope
   "Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, ² through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we boast in the hope of the glory of God. ³ Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; ⁴ perseverance, character; and character, hope. ⁵ And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us." - Romans 5:1-5

2. Warm up- Review Fall 2024 Debate Round Topics
3. Debate Team- Start round 2!
4. Audience participation: Review judging criteria

What Needs to be Turned in...

Classwork

• Submit a photo of flow notes to Showbie before the end of class.

Homework

• Be prepared to debate round 2 topics next class.

Upcoming Dates: